The vintage

The vintage has its origin in the Ancient Greece, When the grapes were harvested, it motivated a great party, it was when the festivals were celebrated in honor of the god Dionysus, they lasted five days, they were called Dionysian feasts, it was one of the most important festivals in Greece.

Work in the vineyard It began at the end of February with pruning, before the sage rose, that work began 70 days after the winter solstice, they were looking for the auspicious days that could be the eighth and the ninth since they are favorable days. At the end of summer, when the bunches are ripe and heavy, they indicate that the time for the harvest has arrived. With this grape you can make concentrated and thick wine that can be mixed with water. During these festivals the god of wine and the goddess of love were honored. The boys and maidens were the ones who worked cutting the grapes, depositing them in their baskets that they carried near the house, they sang, the children sang and played the zither. For six days and six nights the grapes are left in the sun to dehydrate them a bit, then the treading comes, then they are left to ferment in the shade for five days. This sugary liquid is racked, has a large dose of alcohol, then is placed in pithoi jars, which are the height of a man, are buried in the ground up to the mouth, and covered with wooden plates or stones, which have been found today. The pithoi don't open until late next winter. In Greece there were three meals a day with plenty of bread, meat and wine. All the works related to the vine, with the process of making the wine were a celebration with much joy songs and dances for Greece.